Author Archives: RagBlog

Police Brutality Cases Rise SharplyBy Kevin Johnson,USA Today, Posted: 2007-12-18 13:15:56 (Dec. 18) – Federal prosecutors are targeting a rising number of law enforcement officers for alleged brutality, Justice Department statistics show. The heightened prosecutions come as the nation’s largest … Continue reading →

Resistance as a lifestyle.By David Hamilton You may have noticed that a whole series of anti-Iraq War movies was recently released. We saw the reviews, got a bit excited, saw “Rendition” and loved it, and then, before we had much … Continue reading →

In London, the world gathers against warby Derrick O’KeefeDecember 17, 2007, Rabble Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend a remarkable gathering of the global peace movement in London. The World Against War conference, held December 1-2 in … Continue reading →

A Tomdispatch Holiday One-Stop Shop from Hellby Nick (‘Tongue Firmly in Cheek’) TurseDecember 16, 2007, TomDispatch It’s that time of year, again. Time to wander the web searching for Holiday gifts for all those hard-to-buy-for folks, the usual cast of … Continue reading →

Dig this from one of the lawyers who’s actually trying to help the Guantanamo prisoners in the face of BushCo discooperation with them at every turn. Note the last paragraph where it is clear that these men were held without … Continue reading →

Inside the CIA’s Notorious “Black Sites”By Mark Benjamin A Yemeni man never charged by the U.S. details 19 months of brutality and psychological torture — the first in-depth, first-person account from inside the secret U.S. prisons. A Salon exclusive. 12/16/07 … Continue reading →

Strangling GazaBy César Chelala 12/16/07 “ICH” — — -It could, rightfully, be a cause of shame to the world. But the world, besieged by violence and injustice, hardly notices it. The people of Gaza, 1.4 million of them, are slowly … Continue reading →

Some Evolve and Some Don’tby Christopher Brauchli Let us drink anew to the time when you Were a tadpole and I was a fish. – Langdon Smith, Evolution Pesky. There’s no other description for evolution. It just keeps evolving. The … Continue reading →

Since when does corporate Amerikkka need protection from its citizens? Seems to us that they should be passing laws that protect us from all the rich bastards that own those telecoms and from the good ol’ boys who run our … Continue reading →

What Is Probably in the Missing Tapesby Naomi Wolf To judge from firsthand documents obtained by the ACLU through a FOIA lawsuit, we can guess what is probably on the missing CIA interrogation tapes — as well as understand why … Continue reading →

The Dirty Cad: What Giuliani’s Sex Life Tells Us About HimBy JoANN WYPIJEWSKI There is something untrustworthy about a man who can’t conduct a decent affair. Rudy Giuliani never could. He flaunted his girlfriend Judi Nathan (now a proper lady … Continue reading →

Nonsense of Congress on Federalism in IraqBy Reidar Visser, 13 December 2007 A bill is on its way to President George W. Bush with an enclosure that encapsulates the atmosphere of a disoriented US Congress. Euphemistically titled “Sense of Congress … Continue reading →